Walmart confirmed Monday it would backpedal on its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives following pressure from conservative activist Robby Starbuck.
In a company statement, Walmart announced it was “willing to change alongside our associates and customers who represent all of America,” Bloomberg News reported. Walmart has already removed some LGBT-themed merchandise from its website, including transgender chest binders marketed toward children, company spokeswoman Molly Blakeman said.
Starbuck took to social media platform X and claimed Walmart’s DEI reversal followed “productive conversations” he had with the company’s executives after informing them he would run a story on “wokeness” at the company. (RELATED:‘We Will Be Relentless’: One. Simple. Trick … And Corporations Scramble To Kill ‘Divisive’ Diversity Policies)
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